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Toast ending on plate with cheese on, port forgotten (6)

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salute

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(Other definitions for salute that I've seen before include "Hail with a gesture" , "Greet in military style" , "Acknowledge (superior)" , "Mark" , "Bring hand smartly to cap" .)

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